Monday, January 05, 2015

Indiana History Map Available from Ball State University Libraries

New Year, New Map: Indiana Firsts
Map Available from Ball State University Libraries

The Ball State University
Libraries’ GIS Research and Map Collection (GRMC) is creating custom maps of
Indiana’s rich history. The maps are
geared toward the fourth-grade Indiana history curriculum and feature numerous
people and places often neglected in the elementary social studies textbook.

The newest map (above,
click to enlarge) is appropriate for the first of the New Year—First Things First: Innovations, Inventions,
and Incidents in Indiana History. This
map details some of the “firsts” things in Indiana history. For example, the Muncie/Congerville Flyers
were one of the founding teams of the league that would later become the
National Football League. And the Reno
Gang perpetrated the first train robbery in the United States in Seymour.

Whigs,
Willkie, and the White House is
a map featuring prominent figures and events in the state’s rich political
history. A map of Indiana’s automobile
history and another about the state’s sports history are also available from
the GRMC.

Other maps in the series
include a map of Indiana’s music history, a map showing movies that take place
in Indiana, a map of prominent authors from the state, a map of Indiana high
school boys’ basketball state champions, and a map of Indiana points of
interest.

All of the maps are
available for download from the Libraries’ Cardinal Scholar institutional repository. And the maps feature photographs from the
Digital Media Repository and the Indiana Historical Society. The maps may be printed and used in the
classroom or for research, learning projects, or personal interest. (The GRMC also offers large-format color
printing on two plotters for members of the Ball State University community).

For more information about
using maps in the classroom, please contact the GRMC at 765-285-1097.